Carbonating apparatus



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J. ORMEROD. CARBONATING APPARATUS.

Patented Jan. '7, 1896.

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J. ORMEROD. GARBONATING APPARATUS.

No. 552,543. Patented Jan. 7, 1896.

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ANDREW RGRAHAM, PHO0'UMO.WASMINGTDN.D.C.

Nirnn STATES t, ATENT Felon,

.IOIIN ORMEROD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO TIIE AMERICAN SODAFOUNTAIN COMPANY, OE NEIV JERSEY.

CARBONATING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,543, dated January7, 1896.

Application filed April 13, 1892. Serial No. 429,056. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN ORMEROD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, haveinvented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Oarbonating Apparatus,of which the following is a specification.

One obj ect of my invention is to avoid the necessity of securingbung-pieces and `stuffing-boxes on the inside of the cylinders and othervessels used in carbonating apparatus. The method usually followed ofsecuring those parts on the inside of the vessels has been to solder thesame to the lead or blocktin lining thereof, which operation is tedious,slow and expensive, uncertain in securing freedom from leaks, andnecessitates the reinforcing of the metal around the many openings toacquire the needed strength to resist the internal pressure.

` Another object of my invention is to simplify the mechanicalconstruction of the various vessels-such as generators,carbonating-cylinders, acid-chambers and gas-washers-employed in acarbonating apparatus; and this object I accomplish by dispensing with anumber of the parts heretofore used, while effecting the same ends by areduced number of parts, and at the same time lessening the cost of theentire apparatus. Generally speaking, this is done by dispensing withthe separate inlet and outlet openings in the dierent vessels for theintroduction -of the different elements and materials required in theproduction of carbonated beverages, each of which inlet and outletopenings required its own particular bung-piece, usually connected bysolder to the lining of the vessel to make a tight joint therewith andsecured on the outside by a jam-nut, and employing instead of saidseparate inlet and outlet openings a single way or opening on the vesseladapted to receive a connecting part,

which is provided with two or more ways serving either as inlets oroutlets, as may be required.

Another object of my invention is to secure the highest efficiency fromthe lead or blocktin lining of the vessels, lead or block tin beingemployed according to the uses of the vessels, by relieving such liningfrom the bur-` `of the cylinder or other vessel with a projecting neck,cast or otherwise formed in one piece with said outer lining, which neckis faced or vprovided with a flange to serve as a seat for an outsideconnecting part, and which neck and its face flange are lined with leador block tin, as necessity may require,` the.

lining being connected to the lead or blocktin lining of the cylinder orvessel by soldering or burning, and when so connected formingsubstantially a continuation of the-lining of the cylinder or vesselproper. It will be seen that by relieving the inner lining of the vesselfrom the weight of the solder heretofore employed to connect thebung-pieces or stuffing-boxes, and by having the said lining madesubstantially continuous to the outlet, that a lining is secured whichis of substantially equal strength throughout and which is not liable toleak, and which,when desired,

may be removed from the cylinder by simply removing the outsideconnection from the necks and heating the joint between the neckliningand cylinder-lining and withdrawing the cylinder-lining.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for facilitating thedistribution of the charge in the generating vessel or cylinder.IIeretofore the charging-bung for the introduction of carbonatingmaterials and water in the gen erating-cylinder has been placed at ornear one end of the same. By combining in one outside connecting-piecetwo or more inlet or outlet openings I have been able to place'thecharging orifice near the middle of the cylinder, whereby facility ofdistribution is attained.

In the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, Figurel is a side elevation of a generator with acid-chamber and gas-washer,both partly in section, the cylin- -der being provided with an outsideconnec- IOO gas-washer being partly in section to show the inflow of gasfrom the preceding gas-washers, said view also showing the connectionfrom the gas-washer to the carbonating-cylinder, the carbonated waterdischarge-pipe, and the water-gage attachment. Fig. et is a top planview of the same. Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical. section of centralneck and opening on generator, combination attachment of water andcarbonate-supply opening and cap, acidfeeding pipe, and safety-valveconnection as illustrated in Fig. l, showing the manner in which thelining is turned over the face of the neck and the manner in which thecombination attachment is secured. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of myinvention as applied to a portion of a gas-washer cover similar to thatillustrated in Fig. l with combination outside connecting-piece, showinggas inlets and outlets formed in the one piece. Fig. 7 is an enlargedvertical section of a neck of the carbonating apparatus illustrated inFig. 3, showing the combination-piece with water-supply inlet and itscap, gas-pipe, and outlet forearbonated beverage. Fig. 8, in an enlargedsectional view, shows my invention applied to the stuffing-box. andcylinder of a soda-water apparatus, showing the inner lining turned overon the face of the neck of the cylinder and the manner in which thestuffing-box and bearing is attached thereto. Fig. 9 is a verticalsection of top of acid-chamber illustrated in Fig. l, showing theacid-feeding pipe with its stuffing-box, the opening and its cap forfilling in the acid, and the gas-pressure-feeding inlet for supplyinacid to the generator, and the manner in which the inner lining isturned over the neck on the outside.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts in the various iigures ofthe drawings.

In Figs. l, 2, 5, G, and 9 the invention is illustrated in connectionwith a generator, and in Figs. 3, it and 7 in connection with acarbonating-cylinder, the stuiiing-box illustrated in Fig. S beingemployed in connection with any of the various vessels used in this artwhere an agitator is necessary.

Referring to Figs. l, 2, and 5, A represents the cylinder of thegenerator, which, as shown, is formed in two sections bolted together,each section comprising an outer metallic shell, preferably of steel orcast-iron AQ and a lining of sheet-lead A2. This sheetlead completelylines the cylinder A and extends through and lines the throats or necksB B', and is turned over on the face thereof, which may be, as shown inFigs. l and 5, provided with a flange for the reception of bolts, orwhich may, as shown in Figs. (i and O, be formed broad enough to receivethe bolts and a flange dispensed with.

C represents the acid-chamber, and D the hrst gas-washer. Both theacid-chamber and gas-washer are lined in a similar manner to that oflining the cylinder A, as shown in Fig. 6 at A12 and in Fig. 9 at A21.The cover of the acid-chamber is provided with a throat or neck C',which throat or neck, as shown in Fig. 9, has its lining A2l turned overon the face of the said neck C', as shown at A2. A combination-piece Eis bolted or otherwise secured to said neck C', a packing E beinginterposed between the two. Said combination-piece is provided withthree ways: one, E2, provided with a cap E2, serving to introduce theacid; another, E4, serving to connect the pipe E5, which communicateswith the gas-washer D, and which pipe is employed to carry gas from saidgas-washer to the top of the acid-chamber, whereby pressure is exertedupon said acid and the same is forced up through the siphon E6 and overinto the cylinder A. The third way is really a stuffing-box for the saidacid-pipe E, and is lettered El.

The gas-washer D is provided with a combination-piece F, which issecured to its neck or throat C2 in a similar manner to that of securingthe combination-piece E. This combination-piece F is provided with threeways: one, F, for the admission of water; another, F2, for the admissionof gas, either from preceding gas-washers, as shown in Fig. 3, or forvthe reception of gas from the generator, as

shown in Fig. l and a third way, F3, for conveying gas to farthergas-washers through the pipe F4, as in Fig. l, or, as in Fig. 3, forconveying the gas to the carbonating-cylinder through the pipe F5. Thecylinder A is also provided with a similar neck B, which is lined in themanner described for the lining of the necks on the gas-washer andacidchamber, and to which is secured a combination-piece G, whichcombination-piece is provided with four ways: one, G', provided with acap G2 for the admission of the carbonate and water; a second, G2, forpassage of the gas generated from the cylinder A to the iirst gas-washerD a third being the siphon-pipe E, and the fourth, G4, for theattachment of the safety-valve G5.

The adaptation of the combination-piece to carbonating apparatus isillustrated in Figs. 3, 4t, and 7, in which H represents thecarbonating-cylinder, which is constructed in a manner similar to thegenerating-cylinder A, with. the exception that it is provided with ablock-tin lining A22 instead of sheet-lead lining. The gas-washer D',with, which the carbonating-cylinder is provided, is similar to thegas-washer heretofore described in connection with thegenerati11g-cylinderA. Like the gas-washer D it is provided withcombination-piece F7 secured to the neck CS. This combinationpiece isprovided with three ways: one, FS, for the admission of water; another,F9, for the admission of gas from a preceding gas-washer; and a thirdway, F10, for conveying the gas to the cabonating-cylinder through thepipe F5. The said carbonating-cylinder is provided with a neck C, towhich is bolted or otherwise secured a combination-piece l', whichcombination-piece is provided with three ways: one, l', for the ad- IOOIIO

mission of Water; another,I2, for drawing o the carbonated beverage; anda third, P,for the admission of gas from the last gas-Washer to thecarbonating-eylinder.

The dotted pipes J K represent, respectively, the continuation of theinlet gas-pipe and of the outlet for the carbonated beverage.

L represents the Water-gage.

In Fig. 8 I have shown the stuffing-box for an agitator M. Thisstuing-box is shown as connected on the outside by bolts through theneck C5, the inner lining being turned over the face of said neck andpacking interposed between said lining and the stuffingbox.

I claimm JOHN ORMEROD..

Witnesses J. CONNER, W. W. DAWSON.

